Top 10 Common Differences Between Classical and Blues in Guitar
These are the basic differences between classical and blues in guitar. The very basic. Not the fusion or modern genres.By the way, arpeggio is when you play each note differently. You could see classical guitarists use three fingers to pick three strings. That's arpeggio. But blues players strum the strings. All at once.
Not saying that Blues guitar players didn't use arpeggios. But Classical guitar players did more than blues players.
When I first tired to play with fingerpicking, ooh it was very hard. Never thought of using without a pick. I still can't use fingerpicking.
I am not referring the fingerstyle (Strumming). The finger-picking (Arpeggio one ). But Blues uses picks.
There were guitar players who used bending notes, but it became popular in blues. Especially guitarists like BB King.
Nylon Strings, Softer. Easy for Fingerstyle. Steel Strings, heavier. Easy for Rough picking.
Agreed! When I first started taking an interest in Blues, I remember having to ask what slide guitar was. I find Elmore James is best at this, in my humble opinion.
Actually Jazz Popularized Electric Guitar. But it was a part of blues.
Carlos Montoya. Used to play lead guitar. And he isn't new. While at that time blues players used to play rhythm guitar.
Not strictly, but I have noticed it.
Didn't want to add it. But couldn't find other things. But its actually true. Blues was popularized in America (United States). Classical was popularized in Spain, Italy etc.
Not really a major thing. But Sabicas vs Robert Johnson. Carlos Montoya vs Son House.
Roy Buchanan's pinch harmonics on telecaster. Then Billy Gibbons